Applications open for Resilience Through Food Fund (United Kingdom)

The Resilience Through Food Fund offers grants to Norfolk-based Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to help build financial resilience through neighbourhood food projects. Norfolk Community Foundation will award grants of between £5,000 and £30,000 from a total pot of £700,000. The application deadline is 12 noon on Wednesday 14 October 2026. The Resilience Through Food Fund supports projects that use food as an entry point to prevent or reduce hardship. It is designed to build financial resilience by combining food provision with advice and activities that strengthen local community support networks. The Fund forms part of Norfolk’s allocation of the Crisis and Resilience Fund, building on learning from programmes previously associated with the Household Support Fund. The funding is intended to support a wide range of audiences to prevent escalation into financial crisis. To apply, you must be a Norfolk-based Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisation embedded in your community. The source also lists eligible applicant types as: Additional fit for your organisation (described in the guidance, not framed as a formal eligibility test): Not right for you if (as stated in the source): Funded organisations must deliver a new, enhanced, or existing offer that includes all three elements: Free or low-cost/affordable food targeted at people most in need, delivered through community meals, social supermarkets, food banks, and/or other food provision models. Activities designed to build financial resilience, such as: This must be delivered alongside the food offer (either by the organisation or a partner organisation). Activities that bring people together to increase opportunities for community safety nets and informal support in the local area. Examples of expected outcomes for stronger applications (not described as mandatory, but as outcomes the fund expects stronger applications to demonstrate): This grant is aimed at VCSE organisations working in Norfolk communities to prevent hardship from escalating into financial crisis. By requiring projects to combine food provision, financial resilience support, and community connection, the Fund seeks to strengthen local preventative pathways for people most at risk. The fund also explicitly targets people at heightened risk of poverty or hardship, including those with additional cost pressures linked to protected characteristics, unpaid carers, care leavers, single-parent households, and individuals facing one-off financial shocks or unforeseen events. Confirm you meet NCF’s general eligibility criteria and read the Application FAQs referenced in the source before applying. Use the Apply online option on the official opportunity page. Applications must be submitted by 12 noon on Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Official opportunity page: Resilience Through Food Fund | Norfolk Community Foundation

1) What is the Resilience Through Food Fund?

It is a grant programme run by Norfolk Community Foundation that funds Norfolk-based VCSE organisations to deliver neighbourhood food projects designed to build financial resilience.

2) How much funding is available?

Grants are £5,000 to £30,000, funded from a total pot of £700,000.

3) Who can apply?

Norfolk-based VCSE organisations embedded in their communities, including charities, faith organisations, parish/town councils, social enterprises/CICs, and voluntary/community groups (as listed in the source).

4) Which areas are eligible for delivery?

Delivery is expected within Breckland, Broadland, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, North Norfolk, Norwich, and South Norfolk.

5) What is the application deadline and time zone?

The deadline is 12 noon on Wednesday 14 October 2026. The source does not specify a time zone.

6) What must my project include?

Your offer must include all three elements: (1) food provision (free or low-cost/affordable) targeting people most in need, (2) advice/support to build financial resilience, delivered alongside the food offer, and (3) communities together to strengthen local community support.

7) Can I include food vouchers?

Yes, applications can include food vouchers, but the source states this should be no more than 10% of the total grant request. Review the official Resilience Through Food Fund guidance and Application FAQs on Norfolk Community Foundation’s website to confirm your eligibility, understand the required delivery model, and follow the stated application steps before submitting by 12 noon on 14 October 2026.